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This unique Giacometti chandelier was bought for $309. It's now expected to sell for millions

January 30, 2023 Published by

Written by Hafsa Khalil, CNNLondon

A chandelier bought for just £250 ($309) from a London antique store looks set to sell for millions at an auction at Christie’s.

In 1960, British painter John Craxton was passing by the store when he recognized the unique Alberto Giacometti light fixture as a piece once owned by his late friend and benefactor Peter Watson, a collector and patron of the arts.

Swiss sculptor and painter Giacometti is best known for his elongated figure sculptures, such as “L’homme au doigt” and “L’homme qui marche I,” some of the most expensive sculptures to sell at auction. Influenced by Surrealism, he created many unique pieces that spoke his “sculptural language,” including this chandelier. He died in 1966, aged 64.

The bronze with golden-brown patina masterpiece is 53 inches tall and 60 inches wide, and has an estimated value of $1.9 million-$3.7 million. In 2018, a Giacometti chandelier sold for more than $9 million.

Alberto Giacometti is best known for sculptures of a human figure in plaster or bronze.

Alberto Giacometti is best known for sculptures of a human figure in plaster or bronze. Credit: Paul Almasy/Corbis/Getty Images

According to a preview of the auction catalog sent to CNN by Christie’s, Watson commissioned “Chandelier for Peter Watson” during a trip to Paris — where Giacometti lived and worked — circa 1946-1947. It was destined for the office of the famed London literary and arts magazine “Horizon,” which Watson co-founded. The chandelier hung in the office until the magazine’s closure in 1950, when it was packed away into storage.

A decade later, and after Watson’s death, Craxton spotted the chandelier in the antique shop, bought it and hung it in the music room of his home in Hampstead, north London. Craxton died in 2009 and the chandelier is being sold by his estate.

Michelle McMullan, Christie’s senior specialist and head of the 20th-century evening sales, called the chandelier a “sculpture in its own right.”

Speaking to CNN on Monday, McMullan said it was a blend of Giacometti’s works and styles, unlike anything else she has seen from the sculptor, which is one of the ways in which the piece is unique.

“I just think it’s a great combination of Giacometti’s sculptural language, combined with the refinement of his works in design,” she said.

The auction starts in London on February 28 at 2.00 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET).

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Coffee with milk may ease inflammation in humans

January 30, 2023 Published by

Coffee with milk may have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans, a new study shows.

Researchers found that a combination of proteins and antioxidants doubles the anti-inflammatory properties in immune cells. They hope to be able to study the health effects on humans.

Whenever bacteria, viruses, and other foreign substances enter the body, our immune systems react by deploying white blood cells and chemical substances to protect us.

This reaction, commonly known as inflammation, also occurs whenever we overload tendons and muscles and is characteristic of diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.

Antioxidants known as polyphenols are found in humans, plants, fruits, and vegetables. This group of antioxidants is also used by the food industry to slow the oxidation and deterioration of food quality and thereby avoid off flavors and rancidity. Polyphenols are also known to be healthy for humans, as they help reduce oxidative stress in the body that gives rise to inflammation.

But much remains unknown about polyphenols. Relatively few studies have investigated what happens when polyphenols react with other molecules, such as proteins mixed into foods that we then consume.

In a new study, researchers investigated how polyphenols behave when combined with amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. The results have been promising.

“In the study, we show that as a polyphenol reacts with an amino acid, its inhibitory effect on inflammation in immune cells is enhanced,” says Marianne Nissen Lund, a professor in the food science department at the University of Copenhagen, who headed the study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

“As such, it is clearly imaginable that this cocktail could also have a beneficial effect on inflammation in humans. We will now investigate further, initially in animals. After that, we hope to receive research funding which will allow us to study the effect in humans.”

Twice the inflammation-fighting power

To investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of combining polyphenols with proteins, the researchers applied artificial inflammation to immune cells. Some of the cells received various doses of polyphenols that had reacted with an amino acid, while others only received polyphenols in the same doses. A control group received nothing.

The researchers observed that immune cells treated with the combination of polyphenols and amino acids were twice as effective at fighting inflammation as the cells to which only polyphenols were added.

“It is interesting to have now observed the anti-inflammatory effect in cell experiments. And obviously, this has only made us more interested in understanding these health effects in greater detail. So, the next step will be to study the effects in animals,” says senior author Andrew Williams of the veterinary and animal sciences department.

Anti-inflammatory coffee and milk

In previous studies, the researchers demonstrated that polyphenols bind to proteins in meat products, milk, and beer. In another new study, they tested whether the molecules also bind to each other in a coffee drink with milk. Indeed, coffee beans are filled with polyphenols, while milk is rich in proteins.

“Our result demonstrates that the reaction between polyphenols and proteins also happens in some of the coffee drinks with milk that we studied. In fact, the reaction happens so quickly that it has been difficult to avoid in any of the foods that we’ve studied so far,” says Nissen Lund.

Therefore, the researcher does not find it difficult to imagine that the reaction and potentially beneficial anti-inflammatory effect also occur when other foods consisting of proteins and fruits or vegetables are combined.

“I can imagine that something similar happens in, for example, a meat dish with vegetables or a smoothie, if you make sure to add some protein like milk or yogurt,” says Nissen Lund.

Industry and the research community have both taken note of the major advantages of polyphenols. As such, they are working on how to add the right quantities of polyphenols in foods to achieve the best quality. The new research results are promising in this context as well.

“Because humans do not absorb that much polyphenol, many researchers are studying how to encapsulate polyphenols in protein structures which improve their absorption in the body,” says Nissen Lund. “This strategy has the added advantage of enhancing the anti-inflammatory effects of polyphenols.”

Additional coauthors are from the Technical University of Dresden in Germany. Independent Research Fund Denmark funded the work.

Source: University of Copenhagen

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Sam Smith’s music video with nipple pasties and corsets breaks Twitter: 'Degenerate Hollywood culture'

January 30, 2023 Published by

Sam Smith set Twitter ablaze over the weekend after releasing a music video featuring hyper-sexualized scenes, including the British singer-songwriter wearing nipple clasps while having liquid blasted in their face. 

Smith, who identifies as non-binary and used “they/them” pronouns, released a new album titled “Gloria” on Friday. The new music video for the album single “I’m Not Here to Make Friends” was released that night.

In one scene, Smith is undressed down to a glittery corset and underwear complete with nipple pasties and a tiara. Back up talent dances around the singer in similar attire, with the addition of pants with the back cut-out in the shape of a heart. Smith squats over the dancers planking on the ground and pats their behinds.

Shortly thereafter, clear liquid begins shooting out of the walls soaking the dancers and the singer. Smith at one point sticks his tongue out and begins drinking the fluid. 

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Another scene shows dancers in leather underwear and BDSM gear moving suggestively along a row of beds, contorting themselves into flexible positions and rolling their bodies atop one another. 

The scenes sparked intense debate online, with some praising Smith for their confidence and others condemning the sexual material. Some called for an overhaul to age restrictions on music videos. 

Political commentator and broadcaster Dominique Samuels slammed Smith over the video and claimed the artist is a “perfect example” of what “degenerate Hollywood culture” can do to people. 

“It makes celebrities vulgar, hyper-sexualized and obsessed with wearing their sexuality like a costume and shoving it in everyone’s face,” she said. “And to make matters worse, kids look up to this man!”

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Many others also slammed the content. 

However, a large swathe of Twitter users also defended Smith and the music video.

Music presenter and DJ Jordan-Lee said he had no time for the “nonsense” conversation surrounding Smith and said there was “no issue” with the content. 

The conversation about the new music video even made it onto the news, with a discussion on ITV’s Good Morning Britain Today. During the segment, journalist Alex Philips said the music video was “unhealthy” for society and contributed to a culture in which pornography is normalized. 

“I don’t think it is a coincidence that the reporting of things like sexual assaults and sexual attacks, relationships falling apart, the swipe left and swipe right generation,” Philips said. “It is bad, it is unhealthy, it is not good for society, and this is a symptom of it,” he said. 

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Non-binary radio host Shivani Dave pushed back and defended Smith, asserting that biological female pop stars would not have received the same criticism for the music video.

“Miley Cyrus has done this, Nicki Minaj has done this, – so many people have done this. What I think the difference here is that Sam Smith was assigned male at birth, and we are not used to seeing people who are assigned male at birth dancing around in lingerie and corsets and things like that,” Dave said.

Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.

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US court rejects J&J bankruptcy strategy for tens of thousands of talc lawsuits

January 30, 2023 Published by

Johnson & Johnson’s strategy to use bankruptcy to resolve the multibillion-dollar litigation over claims its talc products cause cancer was rejected by a federal appeals court on Monday, but the healthcare conglomerate said it would challenge the ruling.

The decision by the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia removed from bankruptcy the company’s LTL Management unit, which was facing more than 38,000 legal claims tied to products such as its Johnson’s baby powder.

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(JNJ) shares were down about 3% in midday trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

J&J, which maintains and reiterated on Monday that its talc products are safe, created and spun off LTL and assigned its talc liabilities to the unit and placed it in bankruptcy in 2021.

J&J had argued that bankruptcy provided a way to resolve tens of thousands of legal claims more efficiently and fairly than taking the cases to trial individually. The company pledged a funding “backstop” to ensure LTL could pay talc claimants.

The appeals court said it dismissed the LTL Chapter 11 petition because the unit was created solely to access the bankruptcy system.

“Applied here, while LTL faces substantial future talc liability, its funding backstop plainly mitigates any financial distress foreseen on its petition date,” said the 56-page opinion by the three-judge panel.

J&J said it will challenge the Third Circuit’s ruling and continue to seek a resolution of the lawsuits in bankruptcy court.

“As we have said from the beginning of this process, resolving this matter as quickly and efficiently as possible is in the best interests of claimants and all stakeholders,” J&J spokeswoman Allison Fennell said. “We continue to stand behind the safety of Johnson’s Baby Powder, which is safe, does not contain asbestos and does not cause cancer.”

J&J used a restructuring strategy known as the “Texas two-step” that was criticized by lawmakers and academics who argued the maneuver could provide a blueprint for other big companies to avoid juries in mass tort lawsuits.

Before the bankruptcy filing, J&J faced costs from $3.5 billion in verdicts and settlements, including one in which 22 women were awarded a judgment of more than $2 billion, according to bankruptcy court records.

But more than 1,500 talc lawsuits have been dismissed without J&J having to pay anything, and the majority of cases that have gone to trial have resulted in defense verdicts, mistrials or judgments for the company on appeal, according to LTL’s court filings.

The appeals court was urged to dismiss the bankruptcy petition by plaintiffs suing over the talc products. They argued one of the world’s largest healthcare companies should not be using bankruptcy to protect itself from lawsuits.

The cancer victims asked the appeals court to overrule a New Jersey bankruptcy judge who had allowed LTL’s bankruptcy to continue. LTL’s bankruptcy filing automatically stopped lawsuits from proceeding against it, and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan in Trenton, New Jersey ruled in February that LTL’s bankruptcy should also stop talc lawsuits from proceeding against parent company J&J.

Kaplan said the bankruptcy court is better equipped to handle mass tort litigation than other courts.

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On this day in history, Jan. 30, 1933, 'The Lone Ranger' debuts, trotting into American cultural lore

January 30, 2023 Published by

Champion of justice “The Lone Ranger” and trusty steed Silver rode across the Wild West and into American lore for the first time on this day in history, Jan. 30, 1933.

Lone Ranger was soon joined by Native American sidekick Tonto to become the original crime-fighting dynamic duo of multimedia fame.

The program debuted on WXYZ in Detroit — the first of more than 3,000 radio episodes over the next two decades.

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“‘The Lone Ranger’ was an instant success, and the character became known for his black domino mask, code of honor, signature silver bullets, and horse Silver,” the Smithsonian Institution notes. 

“According to his moral code, the Lone Ranger attempts to avoid violence, shooting only to disarm, not kill, and using silver bullets as a reminder of the value of human life.”

The Lone Ranger rides again and again — as generations of Americans recognize the familiar theme and hearty "Hi-yo, Silver!" of the famous masked man. Over the years, some 18 actors portrayed the larger-than-life hero on radio and TV.

The Lone Ranger rides again and again — as generations of Americans recognize the familiar theme and hearty “Hi-yo, Silver!” of the famous masked man. Over the years, some 18 actors portrayed the larger-than-life hero on radio and TV.
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The radio show soon found a nationwide audience of millions of listeners. Meant for children, it enjoyed equal appeal among adults.

“During the next 80 years, ‘The Lone Ranger’ would appear in comic strips, television shows and movies, not to mention a vast array of merchandise including action figures, costumes, books and toy guns,” writes Indian Country Times, a news site of indigenous American culture. 

“He’s a vigilante lawman … a hero made for radio audiences of the Great Depression.” — NPR

“The show also helped define the TV Western, inspiring dozens of other titles.”

“The Lone Ranger” made its television debut in 1949 and was an early TV-era hit for ABC before ending in 1957. Other TV adaptations followed. 

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Lone Ranger and Tonto spawned several series of novels, the first in 1935, and appeared in comic book form for the first time in 1939. 

Arnie Hammer starred as Lone Ranger and Johnny Depp played Tonto in the latest of several Hollywood versions of the duo’s adventures in 2013. 

"The Lone Ranger Rides Again," lobby card, from left: Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud in "Chapter 1: The Lone Ranger Returns," 1939. 

“The Lone Ranger Rides Again,” lobby card, from left: Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud in “Chapter 1: The Lone Ranger Returns,” 1939. 
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Numerous voice and screen actors played the roles over the years. 

Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels are most closely associated with Lone Ranger and Tonto for their years of playing the characters on television.

A dramatic back story brought together the masked lawman and his Comanche friend. 

“It’s obvious to the child listener that great men have no racial or religious prejudice.” — Fran Striker Jr.

Lone Ranger was one of six Texas Rangers ambushed and gunned down by outlaws.

“After the shooting was over, an Indian man happened upon the scene of the ambush. The ranger, who was wounded but still clinging to life, had saved that Indian from outlaw raiders a few years earlier, when the two were just boys,” writes NPR in a history of the landmark program. 

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“The Indian recognized his boyhood companion, carried him to a nearby cave and nursed him back to health. Four days later, the surviving Ranger came to. And he asked his savior what had happened to his comrades. The Indian showed him the graves of the other five Rangers … ‘You only Ranger left … You Lone Ranger.’”

Armie Hammer, Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp attend the U.K. premiere of "The Lone Ranger" at Odeon Leicester Square on July 21, 2013, in London.  

Armie Hammer, Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp attend the U.K. premiere of “The Lone Ranger” at Odeon Leicester Square on July 21, 2013, in London.  
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The experience steeled their friendship and commitment to fight crime and proved foundational to the program’s appeal. Lone Ranger wore a mask to help fool arch-enemy Butch Cavendish into believing he was killed in the ambush. 

The Lone Ranger was created for radio by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.

Trendle owned WXYZ and produced the show. Striker created the characters and wrote the script. 

They devised the ambush origin story after 10 episodes of the series, when the masked ranger riding alone needed a sidekick to add dialogue to the show 

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The main characters presented racial unity in action rather than words — or without the social media grandstanding that prizes preaching over practice that’s so common today. 

“If the Lone Ranger accepts the Indian as his closest companion, it’s obvious to the child listener that great men have no racial or religious prejudice,” the creator’s son, Fran Striker Jr., told NPR.

“The Lone Ranger,” among other influences, gifted the nation with several additions to American English.

Clayton Moore (1914-1999), U.S. actor, in costume as he sits on his horse, Silver, which rears up in a publicity still issued for the television series, "The Lone Ranger," circa 1950. The series starred Moore as Lone Ranger.

Clayton Moore (1914-1999), U.S. actor, in costume as he sits on his horse, Silver, which rears up in a publicity still issued for the television series, “The Lone Ranger,” circa 1950. The series starred Moore as Lone Ranger.
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“Kemosabe,” Tonto’s affectionate word for Lone Ranger, is a colloquial phrase for “friend.” 

The word originated in the Ojibwe language. 

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Lone Ranger’s yelp of “Hi-yo, Silver!” — heard in each episode — might be uttered before any jaunty, fearless charge into action. 

The term “lone ranger” itself is a common American idiom for anyone pursuing something alone. 

“I believe in my Creator, my country, my fellow man.” — Lone Ranger creed

“The Lone Ranger” also helped popularize for generations of Americans “The William Tell Overture,” used as its theme song. 

The program’s creators spun off another masked hero, The Green Hornet, who likewise became a superhero of radio, TV, comic books and film. 

"The Lone Ranger" (1949-57), the adventures of masked hero, The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) and his Native American partner, Tonto (Jay Silverheels).

“The Lone Ranger” (1949-57), the adventures of masked hero, The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) and his Native American partner, Tonto (Jay Silverheels).
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They gave the vigilante lawman a moral code, commonly known as the Lone Ranger creed, meant to exemplify for troubled Great Depression-era listeners faith in foundational American values. 

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“I believe,” Striker wrote on behalf of Lone Ranger, “that to have a friend, a man must be one; that all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world; that this government ‘of the people, by the people and for the people’ shall live always.”

Lone Ranger’s creed of 10 values ends with “I believe in my Creator, my country, my fellow man.”

Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.

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6 dead, 3 injured in crash between bus and box truck in upstate New York

January 30, 2023 Published by



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Six people died and three others were injured in a crash involving an express bus and a freight truck in upstate New York Saturday morning, according to authorities.

New York State Police responded to a collision between the bus and the Freightliner box truck around 6 a.m. ET on State Highway 37 in Louisville, a town near the US-Canada border, according to a press release from the agency.

The crash left one person in critical condition and seriously injured two people who were on the express bus, state police said. Victims were transported to several hospitals, according to the release.

There were 16 people on board the vehicles, 15 in the express bus and one in the truck, according to Matthew Denner, director of Emergency Services for St. Lawrence County.

“The facts about the cause of this accident are unknown at this time,” spokesperson Randolph P. Ryerson for Penske, the rental company for the truck involved, told CNN in a statement.

“We do not yet have specific information about the rental vehicle involved or information about who was driving the rental vehicle at the time of the incident,” Ryerson added.

The National Transportation Safety Board announced it is launching a six member team to conduct a safety investigation into the fatal collision.

Mayor Mike Zagrobelny of Waddington, a town near the scene of the accident, thanked first responders from around the county who assisted in a post on Facebook Saturday.


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Houston police say ‘sharp dressed man' in hat and dark suit wanted in 2 bank robberies

January 30, 2023 Published by

Houston police are looking for a “sharp dressed” man caught on camera in two bank robberies this month. 

The latest robbery occurred Tuesday afternoon, Houston police say. Around 2 p.m. a man entered a bank at the 1700 block of Fountain View. The man walked up to a bank employee, presented a “threatening note” demanding cash, gave the employee a bag to put the money in, and displayed a handgun. 

Surveillance of a "sharp dressed" bank robber in Houston, Texas. 

Surveillance of a “sharp dressed” bank robber in Houston, Texas. 
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Police say the employee complied with the suspect’s request and fled in an unknown direction. 

The suspect is believed to be the same man responsible for another bank robbery on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 at the 5800 block of San Felipe, in Houston, Texas. Police say the suspect committed the robbery in a “similar manner.” 

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Police say the suspect is a Black male, around 35 to 45 years old, around 200 pounds, and just shy of 6 feet tall. He was wearing a dark sports jacket, dark pants and a dark blue mask, and had a black umbrella. 

Crime Stoppers is up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, charging and/or arrest of the suspect in this case. 

The FBI shared photos of the first robbery, dubbing the suspect the “Pocket Square Pillager.” 

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The Houston Police Department shared video footage of the second robbery, accompanied by ZZ Top’s 1983 song, “Sharp Dressed Man.” 

Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more. 

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Michael B. Jordan spoofs Jake from State Farm in hilarious 'SNL' skit

January 30, 2023 Published by



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Michael B. Jordan is giving full insurance coverage a whole new meaning.

The actor portrayed an interloping version of State Farm’s popular spokesperson, Jake, in a hilarious sketch during his “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut on January 28.

In what began as an all too familiar State Farm commercial, the sketch featured Heidi Gardner and Mikey Day as a mother and father in need of help filing an insurance claim after their daughter clogged the toilet with stuffed animals.

Jordan then showed up as Jake from State Farm and, much to Day’s plight, never left.

A thriller-esque montage depicted Jordan further ingratiating himself into Day’s family, with things at home unraveling when Jordan caught Day as he looked up rates at insurance competitor Geico. Amid a fight with Gardner, Jordan later taunted Day by saying menacingly, “Save even more when you bundle home and auto.”

In the end, a distressed Day was saved by the Liberty Insurance mascots – the LiMu Emu and Doug, played by Andrew Dismukes – while the catchy “Liberty Liberty Liberty” jingle closed out the sketch.

First-time “SNL” host Jordan also confirmed his relationship status after he mentioned going through his “very first public breakup” in his opening monologue, which featured various “SNL” cast members taking the stage to hit on the actor.

Jordan was seemingly referring to his relationship with Lori Harvey – the pair went public as a couple in January 2021 and reportedly broke up in June 2022.

The “Creed III” actor-director joked that while most people after a breakup try to “get in better shape,” he was already in “‘Creed’ shape” so he decided to learn a new language instead.

Jordan then said, “Estoy en Raya,” a reference to a popular dating app – thereby confirming that yes, indeed, Michael B. single.

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Chiefs finally take down Joe Burrow, Bengals to advance to Super Bowl LVII

January 30, 2023 Published by

This budding rivalry produced yet another classic playoff game, but this time, the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes were finally able to take down Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals to win the AFC Championship, 23-20.

Super Bowl LVII will be between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and can be seen on FOX.

After forcing the Bengals to punt the ball with less than a minute to play in the game, rookie returner Skyy Moore got just the right blocks to take it back 29 yards to the Kansas City 47-yard line to set up Mahomes to get yards enough for Harrison Butker to kick it through for the win.

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Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with teammate Marquez Valdes-Scantling #11 after scoring a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second quarter in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with teammate Marquez Valdes-Scantling #11 after scoring a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second quarter in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Mahomes scrambled out to try to pick up those yards and the Bengals’ Joseph Ossai hit him late out of bounds, a critical penalty to gave the Chiefs more than enough for Butker to finish the game. 

From 45 yards, Butker was perfect and sent his team to the Super Bowl. 

Playing on that high-ankle sprain, Mahomes’ mobility was certainly diminished, but he did whatever it took to move the ball and it worked. He finished the game with 326 yards on 29 of 43 with two passing touchdowns. 

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Meanwhile, Burrow was 26 of 41 for 270 yards with one passing touchdown and two interceptions, as he finally took a loss to the Chiefs in his early career.

It wasn’t the best of starts for the Bengals, but they started the second half how they wanted, forcing a three-and-out on the Chiefs and immediately tying the game with an eight-play drive that saw Tee Higgins rise above his defender to catch the ball at its high point in the end zone for a 27-yard, highlight-reel snag. 

Chris Jones #95 of the Kansas City Chiefs sacks Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Chris Jones #95 of the Kansas City Chiefs sacks Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Mahomes was quick to respond to Burrow, as his 11-play drive had some magic that resulted in Marquez Valdes-Scantling falling into the end zone with a touchdown to put the Chiefs back ahead. 

A crucial fumble, though, turned the game around toward the end of the third quarter. Mahomes was sacked and the ball came out, and though he scrambled to recover it, the Bengals came away with the ball and Burrow wasn’t going to make it all for naught. 

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On an aggressive 4th-and-6 call by head coach Zac Taylor, Ja’Marr Chase tried to one-up Higgins, leaping and hauling in a pass from Burrow over two defenders to set up a Samaje Perine rushing touchdown to tie the game. 

In the first half, the Chiefs got on the board first after Harrison Butker knocked through a 43-yard field goal after referees determined Kadarius Toney bobbled what would’ve been the first touchdown of the game on a deep pass down the left sideline from Mahomes. 

The Bengals had issues with the Chiefs’ defense to start this one, as Burrow was sacked three times in the first two drives of the game. Kansas City collected one more before the half ended as well. 

Jan 29, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) covers his ears to receive a play in the first quarter of the AFC championship NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

Jan 29, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) covers his ears to receive a play in the first quarter of the AFC championship NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
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However, Burrow battled and found his way with a 13-play drive that went 63 yards to tie the game at three apiece.  

Mahomes responded with the first touchdown drive of the game, and he used Marquez Valdes-Scantling to get down the field. He found No. 11 on back-to-back plays, one going for 11 yards and the other for 29 yards to get into Bengals’ territory. 

Then, after buying some time, the Mahomes-Kelce connection resulted in six points yet again on a 14-yard pass. 

Kelce finished the game with 78 yards on seven catches, though he was a game-time decision with a back injury that occurred at practice on Friday. It didn’t seem to bother him. 

Valdes-Scantling was the leading receiver with 116 yards on six receptions, while rookie Isiah Pacheco added 59 receiving yards on five catches. 

Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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For the Bengals, Higgins had 83 yards on six receptions, while Chase finished with 75 yards on six as well. Burrow led the rushing attack for Cincinnati with 30 yards on four carries. 

Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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